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Question 1

A radioactive substance has a decay rate of 9.3% per day.  What is its half-life?
◦ 8.6 days
◦ 7.5 days
◦ 6.4 days
◦ 0.07 days

Question 2

A radioactive substance has a half-life of  43,800 years.  What is its decay rate?
◦ 0.0000183% per year
◦ 0.0000158% per year
◦ 0.000913% per year
◦ 0.00158% per year
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Marked as best answer by MGLQZ on Jun 16, 2021

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Reply #1 on: Jun 16, 2021
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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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